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{{Short description|Designation by the US government}}
{{Short description|Designation by the US government}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
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[[File:In the 18th century, Independence Hall was known as the Pennsylvania State House. The building housed all three branches of the (7f78b5f4-6a05-4885-af23-89c28d3631cd).jpg|thumb|[[Independence National Historical Park]] in [[Philadelphia]], one of the nation's most visited National Historic Landmark Districts]]
[[File:In the 18th century, Independence Hall was known as the Pennsylvania State House. The building housed all three branches of the (7f78b5f4-6a05-4885-af23-89c28d3631cd).jpg|thumb|[[Independence National Historical Park]] in Philadelphia, one of the nation's most visited National Historic Landmark Districts]]
[[File:Navajo_Nation_Council_Chamber,_January_2019.jpg|thumb|[[Navajo Nation Council Chamber]], the seat of government for [[Navajo Nation]] in [[Window Rock, Arizona]]]]
[[File:Navajo_Nation_Council_Chamber,_January_2019.jpg|thumb|[[Navajo Nation Council Chamber]], the seat of government for [[Navajo Nation]] in [[Window Rock, Arizona]]]]
A '''National Historic Landmark''' ('''NHL''') is a [[National Register of Historic Places property types|building, district, object, site, or structure]] that is officially recognized by the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500, or roughly three percent, of over 90,000 places listed on the country's [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) are recognized as National Historic Landmarks.
A '''National Historic Landmark''' ('''NHL''') is a [[National Register of Historic Places property types|building, district, object, site, or structure]] that is officially recognized by the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500, or roughly three percent, of over 90,000 places listed on the country's [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) are recognized as National Historic Landmarks.